Hot Hatch

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Ford Fiesta, Ford Escort, Ford Focus, Volkswagen Golf Mk5, Saab 9-3, Volkswagen Golf Mk6, Renault 5, Honda Civic Type R, Ford Ka, Ford Focus RS, Dodge Caliber, Ford Puma, Toyota AE86, Ford Sierra RS Cosworth, Mazdaspeed3, Volkswagen Polo GTI, Volkswagen Polo G40, Ford Escort RS Cosworth, Renault 5 Turbo, Ford Focus FCV, Ford Fiesta RS Turbo, Honda Civic GTi. Excerpt: The Ford Fiesta is a front wheel drive supermini/subcompact manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company and built in Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, China, India, Thailand and South Africa. The current-generation Fiesta is marketed worldwide. By 2010, the sixth-generation (Mark VI) Fiesta had been introduced worldwide, including in the United States and Canada-making it the first Fiesta model to be sold in North America since 1980. The Fiesta has sold over twelve million units since 1976. The Fiesta was originally developed under the project name qBobcatq and approved for development by Henry Ford II in September 1972. Development targets indicated a production cost US$100 less than the current Ford Escort. The car was to have a wheelbase longer than that of the Fiat 127, but with overall length shorter than that of Ford's Escort. The final proposal was developed by Tom Tjaarda at Ghia. The project was approved for production in autumn 1973, with Ford's engineering centres in Cologne and Dunton (Essex) collaborating. Ford estimated that 500, 000 Fiestas a year would be produced, and built an all-new factory near Valencia, Spain; a transaxle factory near Bordeaux, France; factory extensions for the assembly plants in Dagenham, UK, and Saarlouis, Germany. Final assembly also took place in Valencia. When Ford of Europe began to design the car, the design proposals were named Iris, Beta, The Deutschlander (from Ford's Cologne studios), ...Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.

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Hot Hatch

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